OBJECT RECORD
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- 馆方原名
- Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)
- 年代
- 晚期 1800年代–早期 1900年代
- 文化 / 来源
- 非洲，Central 非洲，Democratic Republic of 刚果地区，Republic of 刚果地区，or Cabinda (Angola)，Kongo-style maker，possibly Yombe subgroup
- 材料与工艺
- Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and leopard claws
- 尺寸
- Overall: 42 x 19.3 x 19 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
- 收藏机构
- 克利夫兰艺术博物馆
- 馆藏编号
- 1997.180
FROM THE MUSEUM
馆方怎样介绍它
以下为克利夫兰艺术博物馆英文原文，保留其原始表述。
Zimpu (singular: mpu) are intricately knotted caps worn by men in parts of Central Africa. Ringed with leopard claws, this long cap (mpu ngola) once belonged to a high-status man; the fierce feline attachments alluded to his personal qualities, as both were seen as leaders in their domains. Its interlacing motifs appear across artforms made by the Kongo, Vili, and Yombe peoples. When new, caps draped over the head. However, raffia fibers stiffen over time. To support this now-delicate ngola, the CMA’s conservators mounted it upright. Known since at least 1607 in the former Loango Kingdom, as well as the adjacent Kongo Kingdom, such caps were once made by noblemen and worn into at least the 1980s.
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